chunei questions

[dziwozony]

i have a 3 week old & a very active almost-2 year old. my mum wants to get me something for the new babe & since we're mostly set, i'm thinking of indulging in a new baby carrier, even though i don't really need one! mostly i'm currently using a wonderful unpadded sling for the babe, which is working fine except i usually end up using one hand for head support because he doesn't like his head tucked in. i have a home made mei tei (that needs longer straps, actually, so it's set aside for the moment), a wilkinet (http://www.wilkinet.co.uk/BabyCarriers.asp good, but waist straps kind of dig in & i have to keep readjusting to keep tight enough), & a hiking backpack for our toddler. i have a wrap that's too stretchy, but i want something that's faster to put on anyway since i'm chasing after an energetic little boy!

SO, after that summary, i'm thinking of asking for a chunei. i've read through previous posts about them, but i'm wondering if anyone has anything negative to say about them? are they really hot in the summer? i guess that's my main worry at the moment as i'm sweating away in our southern hem. weather! this is the company i had my eye on: http://www.hosausa.com/. it just looks great for really being hands free while also distributing weight evenly. comments?

[yarngoddess]

I love my chunei! I cannot live without it! The hosa ones velcro across your stomach and the http://thekoreanbaby.blogspot.com velcro more across your bust. If you are large busted this maybe a problem for you. I am large busted and found that I need the velcro across my chest rather than my stomach.

Either brand are AWESOME! They are both great quality. They both are awesome to use. I hope you get one! Please if you do and have questions PM me!!! I'm a self proclaimed chunei -a - holic!!!

[radishes]

I love my chunei, too! I have a 4 month old and I just got it, so I can't testify as to how it will be in the summer, but my experience has been that wearing a baby is hot in the summer no matter what. I got the i-pyonghae (sp?) brand sold either on ebay or at thekoreanbaby.com. It is so comfortable and my shoulders never hurt either while I wear it or after. I'd get another in a heartbeat.

[dziwozony]

"my experience has been that wearing a baby is hot in the summer no matter what"

yes, you're probably right! i guess i was just wondering if it was any hotter than others, but i think i had that impression by looking at the pics of the denim ones which look thick. (but i was going to get a different material anyway)

i'm not especially large chested (B-C depending on milk flow), so tummu one would prob be okay. would the chest wrap cause blocked ducts at all?

[radishes]

Well, I'm very small, but also really prone to blocked ducts, I get them with just sports bras when I'm nursing, but I haven't had any problems with my chunei. It doesn't really pressure your breasts in any one area that I noticed, its more of an overall firmness, like a vest. Also, another note on the "hotness" of chunei's, I've heard repeatedly that the polyester mesh ones they make are actually hotter than the cotton ones because they don't breathe.

[maymorales]

the mesh one is really suitable for the summer, imo.
bwing is "hot" anyway. but since the chunei cover up like a shirt / vest, you can get away with a very light tank top underneath.

hth